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noun

southland

noun
1
A land or region lying to the south.
"Migrating birds flew off toward the southland for winter."

How to Use Southland

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In plain EnglishA southern region, used loosely or poetically rather than as a precise place name.

Word Forms

southlands plural

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Migrating birds flew off toward the _____ for winter.

Etymology

From south + land.

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